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Subject(s)

• Serov, A. N. (Aleksandr Nikolaevich) 1820-1871 [Browse]
• Composers—Russia—Biography [Browse]
• Music critics—Russia—Biography [Browse]
• Music—Russia—19th century—History and criticism [Browse]

Summary note

"This is an original scholarly monograph about the life and work of the Russian composer and critic Alexander Serov (1820-1871), studied through the lens of his understanding of modernity as it developed in Russia in the mid nineteenth century. This research monograph is first full-length biography of Alexander Serov in English utilizing original records and archive sand the first in any language since 1985. It will use the life of the composer/critic as a tool for understanding Russian conceptions and misconceptions of modernity"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• The most famous composer you have never heard of
• The youth, 1820-1840
• The bureaucrat, 1840-1850
• The critic, 1850-1860
• The composer, 1860-1871
• The legacy, 1871-.

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ISBN

• 9781936320943 (hardcover)
• 1936320940 (hardcover)

LCCN

^^2016024985

OCLC

951018010

RCP

H - S

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